1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Hawaii State Senate election results, district by district
Every Hawaii State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 25 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 2
Races13
Changed party2
Unopposed23%3 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 11 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Richard Matsuura (D) | 60.5 | |
| SD-3 | Andy Levin (D) | 35.4 | |
| SD-5 | Joe Tanaka (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Sam Slom (R) | 25.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Matt Matsunaga (D) | 39.3 | |
| SD-11 | Brian T. Taniguchi (D) | 51.7 | |
| SD-12 | Carol Fukunaga (D) | 38.2 | |
| SD-14 | Suzanne Chunoakland (D) | 59.1 | |
| SD-15 | Norman Mizuguchi (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Norman Sakamoto (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Brian Kanno (D) | 23.6 | |
| SD-24 | Marshall Ige (D) | 0.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-25 | Whitney Anderson (R) | 1.2 |
Hawaii State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner